Sudan: Strategic cold storage facility to strengthen vaccine cold chain in South Darfur
Prime Minister Mohamed Hassan Al-Ta’aishi inaugurated a temperature-controlled cold storage and storage warehouse for vaccines, located as part of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) of the State of Southern Darfur. This warehouse, with a capacity of 45,000 liters, stores vaccines and medical supplies needed for vaccination programs.
The inauguration was attended by the Undersecretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Al-Amin Osman; the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, Dr. Musa Khaddam; the acting head of the civil administration of the state of South Darfur, Salah Al-Din Ahmed Ismail Al-Mawj; members of his government; EPI officials and administrators; and representatives of national and international organizations working in the health sector.
The Prime Minister stressed that the opening of the cold chain facility and cold storage facility is an important indicator of the ongoing recovery in South Darfur State. He noted that this facility is a strategic health asset that helps strengthen the health sector and meet the vaccine needs of western Sudan. The Prime Minister commended the efforts of the Federal and State Ministries of Health and their partners, including UNICEF, in the realization of this important project. He stressed the government’s commitment to developing partnerships and supporting the restoration of essential services, as well as creating the necessary conditions for the return of displaced persons and refugees to their areas of origin.
Al-Ta’aishi noted that the Council of Ministers took an important decision to regulate and facilitate the work of national and international humanitarian organizations, thereby helping to strengthen the humanitarian response and support essential services.
The undersecretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Al-Amin Othman, explained that the cold chain storage capacity had increased from 20,000 to 45,000 liters. This project strengthens the health sector’s capacity to store vaccines to the required standards and supports emergency and outbreak response, as well as immunization programs.
The acting head of the civil administration of the state of South Darfur, Salah al-Din al-Mawj, affirmed the importance of this facility for the support and development of health services in the state and western states of Sudan. He praised the efforts of the Ministry of Health and partners who contributed to the realization of the project.
In this context, the Director General of the Ministry of Health of the State of Southern Darfur, Dr. Mustafa Al-Barmaki, said that the ministry is working to support the supply of medical equipment and build the capacity of the health sector. He stressed that the State is hosting and addressing the health needs of three States and thanked UNICEF and the Government of Peace for their support to the health sector.
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